2005-11-05 21:52:33 Fifa 2006 Xbox 360 gameplay

1st comment im honoured! it could look so much better i feel

2005-11-05 22:09:53

good game but graphics isn`t impressive.

2005-11-05 22:17:48 In reply to tid (2005-11-05 21:52:33)

2005-11-05 22:19:46 In reply to FireWire (2005-11-05 22:17:48)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2005-11-05 22:21:39

Sorry to see the media comein to an end. Do you not get a DeBug Xbox 360 for Reviews?

2005-11-05 22:22:47 In reply to Nero (2005-11-05 22:21:39)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2005-11-05 22:30:50

Well I knew all these sites like Gamespot IGN and all those places that cover all Consoles. get DeBug kits. So maybe your where not has big has them you might have not got one. Well it is good your getting one :)

2005-11-05 22:34:04

Blim, news icon is wrong (Xbox, not X360)
Graphics look great, but this is FIFA. I would kill for PES with Fifa 06 X360 graphics.

2005-11-05 22:44:05 In reply to Nero (2005-11-05 22:30:50)

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BlimBlim, Tyran.

2005-11-05 22:51:35 In reply to BlimBlim (2005-11-05 22:44:05)

2005-11-05 22:54:20

You're in France?? Well, you don't deserve one then! Only us Brits! ;) Just playing..

MS should send you one straight away my good chap for services to game buying! Especially considering this is the first site that has really shown what the 360 can do in full screen high quality detail!

2005-11-05 23:07:09

Yeh I cannot wait for December 2nd :(

2005-11-05 23:13:08

heheh dyou see that guy jump across the screen about 2\3 through?

2005-11-05 23:13:19

It could look better, but it still looks amazing. Has a similar level of realism to Live, which is to say, substantial but not maxed out.

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2005-11-05 23:16:20

The hair is very impressive, as is the grass.
I think it looks pretty next gen to me, if launch titles look this good...I can't even imagine when we get to games where the developers have allready gotten their feet wet.

2005-11-06 00:02:01

looks great and @ Blim....great new "connection" = Server or what ever they call it!!
THX 2 U!! RESPECT 4 Ur hard work n money! ;-)

2005-11-06 00:03:57

Ok, THIS is a good example of self shadowing. Notice at the end in the free kick/OT. Watch the arms as they swing and note how the shadow is cast downward on the arm, especially the inside, and when the arm is raised or swung about the shadow moves naturally.

THAT is next gen. It makes the players look much more real and actually "in" their environment. The shadowing gives depth to the model and emphasizes--subtly, yet accurately--the curves, dimples, and corners of the player models. The lighting and shadowing are very good--so good it makes me roll my eyes when EA brags about the lighting in another game. There is a world of difference between this and many of the other games coming out. For sports this is looking a half step behind NBA 2K6 (which has the best rendering techniques of the next gen sports games). The grass and faces are good as well in FIFA.

I do not play soccer games much, but my friends do. A couple of Soccer addicts--a title like this will get them off their rears and buy an Xbox 360 for sure.

Ps- Great job as normal Blim.

2005-11-06 00:18:28 In reply to FireWire (2005-11-05 22:17:48)

2005-11-06 00:25:37 In reply to toelessfoot (2005-11-05 23:13:08)

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My dirty little secret has been exposed!

2005-11-06 00:25:38

Thanks for the vid. I don't notice a difference in the speed of the new server, that's ok, it wasn't bad to begin with.

2005-11-06 00:28:40

Thanks for the vid. =)

I'd prefer PES but I've preordered this anyway, just for some football to play over Christmas, plus it was only £30.

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That'll ding dang do for me

2005-11-06 01:07:58

Now that I watched the video, the graphics look pretty good. The gameplay still can't compare to PES.....the ball physics seem to be as bad as ever. I'll pass and wait for something amazing, just think PES next gen, WOW.

2005-11-06 01:20:45 In reply to noikz (2005-11-06 00:28:40)

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Dirty South UK

2005-11-06 01:23:44 In reply to LEBATO (2005-11-06 01:07:58)

Let me elavorate since the day seems to be slow (like every other Saturday).

Cons:
The players do look a bit plastic, but that's not a big deal--it's not as bad as in other games. I'm sure moving clothes would have helped greatly with the look of the players, the shorts barely move from what you can tell in the video.

Player likeness is also a litte off. The player faces are fairly well done, but the bodies don't look all that good. They are pretty much the same model over nd over. Even in Winning Eleven 8 you can see this implemented better.

Also, it seems like the speed of the game was really off, that's not how a soccer match is. It also makes the animations look weaker than they are to begin with.

Finally, the ball physics are still not up to the level.

Now, the pros:
The grass does look nice indeed :D
The cut-scenes showing the coach are always nice

2005-11-06 01:44:24

EA always get the TV style presentation right, this is no exception.

The trouble is they have COMPLETELY messed up the speed of the game and the ball physics, it looks like the players are on Benny Hill and are using the cheap plastic footballs that you buy to play with on the beach which curve all over the place at the slightest hint of a breeze.